1912 ⟶ Alfred Wegener Proposes Continental Drift Theory

Alfred Wegener: Continental drift
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🧬 Darwin and Wallace Publish Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection

Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace: Theory of evolution by natural selection.⟶
Darwin and Wallace Publish Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection (1859)
BiologyEvolutionCharles DarwinScientific RevolutionTheoryGlobal Impact
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📖 Maxwell's 'A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism' Published

Maxwell's A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism published.⟶
Maxwell's 'A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism' Published (1873)
PhysicsElectromagnetismScientific RevolutionJames Clerk MaxwellTheoryMathematicsGlobal Impact
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🌍 Alfred Wegener Proposes Continental Drift Theory

Alfred Wegener: Continental drift⟶
Alfred Wegener Proposes Continental Drift Theory (1912)
GeologyTheoryScientific RevolutionEarth ScienceGlobal Impact

⚛️ Moseley Defines Atomic Number

Henry Moseley: defined atomic number⟶
Moseley Defines Atomic Number (1913)
PhysicsChemistryAtomic TheoryPeriodic TableErnest RutherfordScientific RevolutionModern Physics
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⚛️ Georges Lemaître Proposes the Big Bang Theory

Georges Lemaître: Theory of the Big Bang⟶
Georges Lemaître Proposes the Big Bang Theory (1927)
CosmologyPhysicsAstronomyRelativityExpansion of the UniverseScientific TheoryGlobal Impact

🧭 Vine-Matthews-Morley Hypothesis Explains Seafloor Magnetic Anomalies

Lawrence Morley, Fred Vine, and Drummond Matthews: Paleomagnetic stripes in ocean crust as evidence of plate tectonics (Vine–Matthews–Morley hypothesis).⟶
Vine-Matthews-Morley Hypothesis Explains Seafloor Magnetic Anomalies (1963)
GeologyGeophysicsOceanographyScientific RevolutionEarth Science